Ya Gotta Be Happy When….

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A two day old blog makes it to the Featured Blogs page! ;)

Thanks to James and the team at Edublogs!

Keep following us over at http://eshowntell2007.edublogs.org to get updates on conference happenings over the next few days… and did you hear there is a competition! ;)

eTools n Tips Recording

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For those who are interested, there’s a recording on from my recent Elluminate Session for the Flexible Learning Framework’s eTools n Tips Event.

Access the recording here and the Slides here. I also provided a handout for participants which you and download here.

Also, for those who attended and wanted the links I referred to during the session:

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Get a Second Life!

Yet another Slideshare I put together. This time for a presentation to SA LearnScopers which I did a few weeks ago.

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Enjoy! ;)

Virtual Learning for the Knowledge Tree

A few weeks ago I was invited to join in on a discussion on virtual worlds and virtual learning for the Australian Flexible Learning Framework’s ‘The Knowledge Tree’ which is an e-journal focussed on learning innovation.

The session included Alan Levine from the NMC Consortium and Glenda MacPherson from the GippsTAFE Virtual Worlds Project.

The discussion covers a range of issues relating to virtual worlds including the projects that each of us have been working on in Second Life.

Check out the podcast here.

Hot Topic for SI on SL and ED

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Sean and I gave an hour long presentation for the Sydney Institute of TAFE as part of their Hot Topic program.

The Hot Topics session are designed provide staff from across all campuses of the Institute with regular online professional development session via Adobe Connect. A great idea for providing a flexible way for people to tap into PD easily and from their desks.

We had more than 40 participants in the session, and the level of questions from the audience was fantastic, even though we had a few problems with my sound.

Anyway, you can view the Adobe Connect recording here, and the MP3 here.

Thanks to Steph and Julie for inviting us to present… and to all the attendees - it’s great to see such interested in SL! ;)

Interviewed: eLearning Insights

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Many weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hanging out in Second Life with Kerry Johnson from education.au, whilst she interviewed me for a podcast which has just been published in their E-learning Insights Blog.

Check out E-learning Insights - Episode 9: Second Life as an educational tool.

The podcast also includes the fabulous Lindy McKeown aka Decka Mah, who gives an overview of her work in Second Life, and the action learning strategies she is using; along with some info from me on the work that Sean and I have been doing in Second Life.

Favourite Projects: Metal:ED

I’ve been creating a digital story in the last day or so, with Michael Pitt - one of the eLearning Champions I have the pleasure of working with.

Michael has given a fantastic overview of the Metal:ED Project - which has had significant professional development impacts for all involved - including me!

So a big thanks to Michael and the Metal:ED team - you have achieved some great stuff in the last 12mths, and you definitely make my day job easier! ;)